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Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million

Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million

New York: Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned on Tuesday of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis, amidst heightened risks of famine.

Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia

Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia

New York: With about 2.3 million people already suffering with serious water, food and pasture shortages in Somalia, a rapidly worsening drought could lead to an “extreme situation” by April next year.